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Lansdowne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
809th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Lansdowne Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 621 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17th out of 25 districts in the state.

Lansdowne Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of Lansdowne students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 20.7% in Baltimore County and 26.5% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.0% to 34.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Lansdowne has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.89% to 67.31% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Halethorpe Elementary and Arbutus Elementary within the Baltimore County Public Schools district generally outperform Lansdowne on academic measures. In contrast, the nearby Arundel Elementary, Violetville Elementary/Middle, Frederick Elementary, Lakeland Elementary/Middle, Morrell Park Elementary/Middle, and Westport Academy in the Baltimore City Public Schools district tend to have even lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

603
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,350
Per pupil spending ?
72.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2301 Alma Rd
       Baltimore, MD  21227-1837

(443) 809-1408

District: Baltimore County Public Schools


Students who attend Lansdowne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lansdowne Middle
High:    Lansdowne High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.8%
White:
26.0%
African American:
22.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg32%
Maryland avg38%
809th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Maryland Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
105th of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools
17th of 25Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202511.9809 of 8656.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.9745 of 85913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.6788 of 8557.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.7727 of 86215.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.1697 of 80213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6685 of 85319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8629 of 85726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201721.4654 of 84722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201627.1591 of 84530.1%★★☆☆☆
201531.6564 of 85934.3%★★☆☆☆
201452.6491 of 86743.4%★★☆☆☆
201382.3100 of 84788.2%★★★★☆
201274.6188 of 85778.1%★★★★☆
201163.6336 of 85360.6%★★★☆☆
201077.3166 of 85580.6%★★★★☆
200971.4260 of 85069.4%★★★☆☆
200875.7200 of 83876.1%★★★★☆
200746.1490 of 81840.1%★★☆☆☆
200655.2401 of 80450.1%★★★☆☆
200567.8274 of 80566.0%★★★☆☆
200465.2319 of 80360.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202125.0409 of 50418.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202116.0711 of 79610.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202131.5231 of 34733.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202127.3451 of 54617.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202116.6688 of 78812.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
20214.9527 of 5280.2%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2021)33rd percentile+20 vs school
African American (2021)19th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)17th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2021)13th percentile~ school
Female (2021)11th percentile~ school
White (2021)<1st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts18%-33 vs state
Mathematics10%-16 vs state
Science5%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Open Quote The worse administrators ever Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Open Quote Excellent teaching environment, truly caring teachers and staff, and puts forth a personal strive for excellence in students. Very few schools can measure up to these high standards, Lansdowne Elementary is one of them. I'm proud to have my grandson attending here & would not have it any other way. Would recommend anyone with children or grandchildren that are ocnsidering moving to make the location decision based in large part because of this school, be sure to check the boundaries this school services! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Lansdowne Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Lansdowne Elementary.

Students at Lansdowne Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 26% White, 22% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Lansdowne Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

Students who attend Lansdowne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lansdowne Middle
High : Lansdowne High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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